Notebook

* Seniors Sloan Spaeth and Nelson Lopes were named captains of the UConn men's soccer team Thursday.

Spaeth will start in goal when the Huskies play Fordham in an exhibition Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Connecticut Soccer Stadium in Storrs. Lopes moves from sweeper to an attacking midfield spot.

Coach Joe Morrone will start junior Derek Sullivan at sweeper and Tim Bacich at stopper against Fordham. Bacich was primarily a forward last year and Sullivan played in midfield. Freshman Mike Niedrowski will be at one marking back position and sophomore Corey Sautter at the other, when he returns from a knee injury in 7-10 days. Sautter is expected to miss the season opener against St. Francis Sept. 3 in Storrs. Defender Evan Milone, a sophomore transfer, is out for the season with a knee injury.

Lopes will team with sophomore Mitch Billeaud in center midfield with freshman Bobby Rhine and sophomore transfer Steve Chirgwin on their sides. Sophomore redshirt Dan Sapienza and senior Erik Barbieri start up front.

Fordham will also play the University of Hartford Saturday at 4 p.m. in an exhibition at Fisher Meadow in Avon. Admission for that game is free.

Morrone said UConn will host a tournament for the first time in 1995. UConn and Big East opponent Seton Hall will play both North Carolina and Maryland in the two-day event.

CGSCA clinic is Sunday

* The Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association Fall Clinic is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Westminster School in Simsbury. The $20 cost includes membership in the CGSCA.